Paris attacker met in UK with suspected extremists

AFP, LONDON: One of the perpetrators of the deadly Paris attacks visited London and Birmingham earlier this year to meet people suspected of plotting terror activity in Britain, The Guardian reported Saturday.
The newspaper, citing counter-terrorism officials, said the unnamed attacker had managed to enter Britain and travel to the nation’s two biggest cities, before heading back to continental Europe undetected despite heightened security.
“In both cities he met with people suspected of having the intention and capability of plotting or assisting terrorist activity against the UK,” the paper reported, describing him as an “Isis (Islamic State) militant”.
The suspects that he visited are under investigation by Britain’s domestic intelligence agency MI5 and police counter-terrorism officials, it added.
The paper said that “months later” the man was part of the November 13 Paris attacks that killed 130 people.
Spokesmen for both the Home Office and the Metropolitan Police told AFP on Saturday that they could “neither confirm nor deny” the story.

 

Paris attacker met in UK with suspected extremists

AFP, LONDON: One of the perpetrators of the deadly Paris attacks visited London and Birmingham earlier this year to meet people suspected of plotting terror activity in Britain, The Guardian reported Saturday. The newspaper, citing counter-terrorism officials, said the unnamed attacker had managed to enter Britain and travel to the nations two biggest cities, before heading back to continental Europe undetected despite heightened security. In both cities he met with people suspected of having the intention and capability of plotting or assisting terrorist activity against the UK, the paper reported, describing him as an Isis (Islamic State) militant. The suspects that he visited are under investigation by Britains domestic intelligence agency MI5 and police counter-terrorism officials, it added. The paper said that months later the man was part of the November 13 Paris attacks that killed 130 people. Spokesmen for both the Home Office and the Metropolitan Police told AFP on Saturday that they could neither confirm nor deny the story.